CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record ChecksRacial Profiling CCLA to Appear Before Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario in Police Background Checks Case Thairu Taban and Josslyn Mounsey were hired by Metrolinx as Transit Safety Communications Operators. They…CCLAJune 29, 2021
Police Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYReasonable Expectations of PrivacySearch & SeizureUnreasonable Search & Seizure CCLA to Appear Before the Supreme Court in Police Search and Seizure Case The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has been granted leave to intervene in the upcoming…CCLAJune 11, 2021
CRIMINAL JUSTICEPrisons, Jails & Community SupervisionSolitary Confinement CCLA on Ontario’s Proposed Changes to Regulations Governing Solitary Confinement On June 4, 2021, the CCLA made submissions to the Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor…CCLAJune 9, 2021
CRIMINAL JUSTICECriminal Records & Collateral ConsequencesCriminal Records & Police Record Checks CCLA Criminal Record Survey Do you have a criminal record or police record? Have you tried to get a…CCLAMay 31, 2021
CRIMINAL JUSTICEDecriminalizationEQUALITYInformation SharingPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRIVACYUnreasonable Search & SeizureWomen CCLA’s Submissions on Bill 251 On May 13, 2021, the CCLA provided written submissions on Ontario’s Bill 251, the Combating…Abby DeshmanMay 20, 2021
COVID-19CRIMINAL JUSTICEDetasking PolicePolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityUncategorized CCLA and PPMP Release New Report Examining Covid-19 Policing in the Second Wave Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Policing the Pandemic Mapping Project released a new report…Abby DeshmanMay 11, 2021
Arbitrary DetentionCOVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability Update on CCLA’s Challenge to Ontario’s New Regulation "We will take yes for an answer and put this legal challenge on pause, with…Michael BryantApril 17, 2021
Arbitrary DetentionCOVID-19COVID-19 & Law EnforcementCRIMINAL JUSTICEPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police Accountability CCLA to Challenge Ontario’s “Black Friday” Regulation “We have today retained counsel and are preparing to go to court in the coming…Michael BryantApril 17, 2021
CRIMINAL JUSTICE Ontario Government’s Loss in the Court of Appeal is a Victory for Accountability An Ontario Court of Appeal decision has handed a victory to advocates of the rule…CCLAApril 1, 2021
COVID-19CRIMINAL JUSTICEDemocratic RightsFUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMSMobilityPolice Powers, Use of Force & Police AccountabilityPRESS RELEASES Premier Legault—It’s Time To Drop The Curfew The CCLA is speaking out against Premier Legault’s unjust Quebec curfew.CCLAMarch 23, 2021